Jim Beam Straight RyeRye - U.S.A. - 40.00%7I have always had a sneaking admiration for this whiskey, and have long wondered why it is not more widely available. It is as though the Jim Beam family quietly accommodates its crazy cousin.

Lion's Pride RyeRye - U.S.A. - 40.00%6Yet more immature whisky on the market - why? It's not doing the distiller, or the consumer any favours.

Old Overholt Canadian ryeRye - U.S.A. - 40.00%7Originally from Pennsylvania. For years, the only reasonably accessible rye. I would have liked it to be more extrovert, to say: “I'm a rye, whether you like me or not, and I'm coming out of the clo...

Pikesville Supreme Straight RyeRye - U.S.A. - 40.00%7An old classic, originally from Maryland. Emphatically a rye, though in this instance that grain is in fruity mood, rather than being overtly spicy.

Rittenhouse Straight Rye 100 ProofRye - U.S.A. - 50.00%7A hundred American proof makes for a powerful whisky, but this is big and bold in flavour, too. I don't remember it being such a sensuous whiskey. A reborn giant? I'll look for it on Rittenhouse Squar...